Kris Johnson is a running back and wide receiver on the Glory. Johnson and the rest of the team are going to play a pivotal role in the future of sports in Kansas City. // Photo by Natalie McMullin Kansas City sports are blessed. In the past decade, fans saw Jimmy Nielsen be the hero with at least one broken,…
Big bois. // Courtesy the park The 55th annual Buffalo Roundup will take place at Custer State Park in South Dakota. Starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, viewers can tune-in here to watch over 1,300 bison gallop with glee as they stampede through the 71,000-acre park. Cowboys and cowgirls will saddle up next to them as they guide them down…
Empty stadium. // Photo by Joseph Hernandez One of the best left fielders in MLB will be hanging up the Gold Glove. The Kansas City Royals announced that Alex Gordon will be retiring following Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Selected second in the 2005 MLB Draft out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Gordon had a rocky start to his…
Stuck in distractions. // Photo by Zhang Kenny on Unsplash We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under quarantine, protests, politics, and other subjects that require discussion. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, local therapist Dawna Daigneault shares with us some thoughts on…
Auschwitz exhibit. // Photo Courtesy of Union Station On the morning of Tuesday, September 15, President and CEO of Union Station, George Guastello, announced a historic exhibition of international magnitude that is scheduled to open June 2021 at the Bank of America Gallery in Union Station. Guastello opened the announcement atop the rotunda of the Grand Hall in Union Station…
Dear Dan: Married guy here. I’m 33, the wife is 31. Our fifth anniversary is next month but we’ve been together for almost eight years. We’ve recently both come out to each other as bi. She tried to tell me a long time ago whereas I came to the realization only recently. We’re both interested in new sexual encounters, and…
Missouri Governor and First Lady Parson. // Photo courtesy of governor.mo.gov In a July interview with talk-radio host Marc Cox on KFTK (97.1 FM) discussing COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson emphasized that people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill should be protected. He continued by stating that “most people in the state were smart enough to figure out how…
Photo by April Fleming Something we never ever shall tire of is a good brekkie. Several years ago I had the fortune to be able to take a honeymoon trip to Australia, and without a doubt, the biggest surprise to me about the country was just how significant its dining culture is. (With Southeast Asia next door and a culture…
With COVID-19 running rampant in the United States, financial stability has been harder and harder for people to maintain. This has resulted in people not knowing where their next meal will come from or when it will be. Even before the pandemic, food insecurity has increased, especially in Kansas City. Luckily, these fantastic people at the Jewish Family Services work…
KSSB celebrates new chapter for the school // Photo courtesy of KSSB website The Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB) is celebrating a whole lot of new this Friday, September 25. With a new inclusive playground, and new spaces and programs, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at the site of the school at 1100 State Ave. in Kansas…
Courtesy The Doubleclicks If you aren’t familiar with Portland duo The Doubleclicks, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Their excellent blend of nerdy rock with incredible positivity has long made them a personal all-time favorite group. They swing through KC with some frequency and their equal footing in both the music and comedy communities has served them well. Today, the band…
The Calming. // Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center Loss has the power to completely reshape one’s relationship with the world around them. With a loved one who influenced the trajectory of your life now out of the picture, you alone are left to recenter yourself and chart your own path forward—even as the people around you carry on with…
Console Wars promo image. // Courtesy CBS Goddamned do you need to watch this movie. Just gonna start by saying it: five stars; must watch today. Run, don’t walk. Have I covered all the bases, in terms of my enthusiasm? Good. CBS’s streaming service “CBS All Access” unveiled its first feature length documentary today. If you lived through the 90s,…
Night of the Hunter. // Courtesy Criterion Collection “Spooky Season” is our series of Halloween horror classics. Our team is sharing some of their favorites with you as fall settles in and we all need a good distraction from a world on fire. Today, Dan’s chatting about a 1955 stone-cold classic. It would be difficult to classify The Night of…
Ms. Oborny chided an officer for not acting. // Photo courtesy of IJTV We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under quarantine, protests, politics, and other subjects that provide important opinions. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, Shawn Stewart tackles one of the…
Wallethub releases 2020 report on best and worst states for teachers // Photo courtesy of wallethub.com In preparation for World Teachers’ Day on October 5, the personal-finance website WalletHub released a report written by financial writer Adam McCann on 2020’s Best and Worst States for Teachers. The report was also supplemented by accompanying videos. With the presence of the COVID-19…
The subjects of three films being shown at the festival. // Photo courtesy of the KC Underground Film Festival Facebook The KC Underground Film Festival, formerly scheduled for mid-March of 2020, will be returning to the Crossroads this October, from the 15th to the 31st. The inaugural festival will be held outside at the Film Row Art Screen, and admission…
Internet speed numbers. // via AdvisorSmith When Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty, and Sueco the Child teamed up to perform “Speed Me Up” for Sonic the Hedgehog, this is exactly what they had in mind. Kansas City and its metropolitan areas are represented on a study published Tuesday, showing the cities with the slowest and fastest internet connections….
Brandon Cason got started with Deep Eddy Vodka back in 2010. After working with them for years, he branched out into his own company. CANTEEN vodka sodas were born. With a lineup of flavorful, ready-to-drink vodka soda beverages. CANTEEN is on a mission to offer a breakthrough, better-for-you alternative to popular malt liquor seltzers; blending real vodka and all-natural ingredients…
Goths partying at the Riot Room. // Photo courtesy of Jackson Meers The Riot Room has long been a center of the alternative scene in Kansas City. But since the pandemic, a more sinister, but surprisingly friendly clientele has chosen it for Saturday night haunts. That group–the Kansas City Goths, lead by local organizer Bryant Waner–are doing some wonderfully spooky…
Talkin’ dogs, baby. Over the last twenty years, our relationship to our pets has changed drastically, bringing them into our co-working offices, coffee shops, bookstores, and record stores. Mark Cushing went to find out why. Cushing, the founder of Animal Policy Group and a specialist in animal welfare and veterinary education issues, has a long history of working with government…
Donn from the doc, // Courtesy Disrupted. The idea that America is a country based on open opportunity and success for those willing to put in the hard work feels like it’s never been more clearly shown to be a myth than right now. You don’t even need to spend a full minute on Twitter to witness the unfair…
4 Hands Chocolate Covered Cherry Milk Stout at Flying Saucer. // Photo by Lauren Schurk. The first all employee meeting I attended at Boulevard Brewing Company was during the Great Recession in 2008. I remember sitting through financial and marketing presentations (pretending to understand what things like EBITDA meant and wondering why folks kept calling beers “brands”) before Boulevard’s founder…
The Freedom Affair // photo credit: Erica Joi Photography The Kansas City soul powerhouse which is the Freedom Affair releases their debut full-length, Freedom Is Love, next Friday, September 25. It takes the strength and scope of their first single, “Rise Up,” released last year on Colemine Records, and expands upon it. The Freedom Affair has created an album which…
